Writing-book.



J. W. G. GILMAN.

WRITING BOOK.

APPLIOATIOH FILED APR. 11, 1908.

Patented Nov. 3. 1908.

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WRITING BOOK.

APPLIGATION FILED APB. 11 1808.

902,959. Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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WRITING-BOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Application filed April 11, 1908. Serial No. 426,449.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN IV. C. GIL- MAN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in VVriting-Books, of which the following is a specification.

Books for the teaching and practice of hand-writin are either made in book form, that is boun or the writing to be copied is rinted on cards with which practice paper is inclosed in an envelo the whole oing by the name of renewab e copy-book? This latter form of book, as it is called, has many advantages which are recognized, but still in some localities a book in which all the features are bound together, as in the oldfashioned co y-book, is preferred.

My invention therefore relates to a bound co y-book and is an improvement upon the 01 form of book. In the old form the book was bound upon the short side generally and the copy printed at the top of each page, thus taking up one or more lines which otherwise might be used for writing. In such a book the paper has to be of a character both to receive the printers ink with which the copy is printed and also the writing ink which the pupil uses. Such a paper is exensive and its use adds to the cost of the 00k. The shape of the book is such that when 0 en with the pa e to be written on in front 0 the pupil, that 18 in the middle of the desk, the op osite age and the leaves and cover beneat it wi I hang more or less over the edge of the desk unless the desk is fairly wide. If the book is doubled back on itself the under page gets soiled from rubbing against the top 0 the desk. Moreover, in writin upon the right-hand page of such a book t e pu ils left hand and arm usually rest upon t e left-hand page to hold the book steady and hence are liable to and usually do soil the left-hand page so that in the ordinary school the book is not as neat and clean as it should be. Such books too as ordinarily made usually buckle more or less near the place where they are sewed so that, for example, in writing upon the left-hand page the pupil either has to reach away across the page to hold its right-hand edge flat or else has an unsatisfactory surface upon which to write. Moreover, the inkwell is ordinarily at the right-hand upper corner of the desk and if the pen is too full, ink is apt to drop upon the right-hand page as the pen is carried across it to a point where the writer is to use it on the lefthand page. Another disadvantage of this type of book is that no rovision is made in the book itself whereby t lie pupil may have an opportunity of memorizing or visualizing the copy. It is to provide a book which shall be free from these faults and which shall have other advantages not found in the old copybook that my invention has been made.

It will be understood by reference to the drawings, in which Figure 1 'is a plan of a book embodying my invention, the book and its cover being opened out flat. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the book opened in one way. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the book doubled back. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the book shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a lon itudinal section of the book closed and ready to be put away. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the book when closed by the pupil at the end of a writing lesson.

The book comprises a cover, a series of comparatively wide blank writing leaves and narrow or copy leaves. The cover comprises three sections A, A, A The leaves B, 13, etc. and the narrow or copy leaves C, C, which are relatively narrow leaves carrying the copy, alternate throughout the book, a double narrow copy leaf C C also lying between the two middle leaves of the book and another double narrow copy leaf 6', C lying between the two outside leaves of the book and the cover. The whole is stitched to the cover along the line a which divides section A of the cover from section A, A being a section of the cover intended to Wrap over the section A when the book is closed as well as for the other purposes below described. The leaves are preferably perforated as at b or otherwise weakened along their line of fold so that when the book is open, its hin e being weak, it will straighten out an the whole lie practically flat. Each narrow copy leaf comprises two sections C, C, and each side of each section carries one or more lines of copy printed uponit, 0 indicating the copy on one side of the copy flap and 0 indicating the copy on the reverse side (see Fig. 5).

The book as shown is intended to be used in the following manner: The top of a age instead of bein along one of the outer e ges, as in the usua bound copy-book, is in the middle of the book, and it will be seen from Fig. 1 that the narrow copy leaf is located just above or beyond What may be termed the top of a page so that the pupil has the entire page upon which to practice. It will also be seen that the narrow leaf may lie flat as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or can be adjusted as to its angle with the eye as shown. in Figs. 3, l, and 5, being held by the pupil in such a position as will bring the plane of the narrow leaf at the proper angle to the line of vision and this adjustment may be changed as occasion may require as the pupil writes down the page. In using the book in the preferred way the pupil writes first on page 1 using the copy (9 on the first narrow leaf C. He then turns over to page 2 and follows the copy on the side 0 of the second narrow leaf C, then )age 3, using the copy on the reverse side of narrow leaf C, and so on through the book. The perforations b weaken the paper along its line of fold so that the book not only lies flatbut when folded takes the fold smoothly and without any tendency to buckle.

I prefer to provide upon the side 0 of narrow copy leaf C and the side 0 of narrow copy leaf which form the middle section of the book, practice exercises which are not intended to be copied into the book, but

which may be used with loose sheets, such exercises giving the pupil facility in acquiring the mechanical movements of the arm and wrist. which are necessary for good band writing and yet not of a character which need be preserved as tests of penmanship, and the same is true of the copies upon the sides 0 and c of the narrow leaves C and C, respectively, which are bound between the cover and the wide leaves. Instead of this use the copy upon the sides of the narrow leaves, above referred to, may be of sentences to be memorized.

As intimated above, the cover may be used either as shown in Fig. 1, i. e., lying out flat, or in the form shown in Fig. 3 where the section A is folded to protect the )age not in use and in the latter case the book may be doubled back as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 where the cover serves to protect the page from rubbing on the desk (see Figs. 4 and 5). Thus in Fig. 1 the section A of the cover performs no useful function. In Fig. 3, however, it is shown turned over to form a cover or protection from blotting or from dirt to the part of the book which is not in use, and in Figs, 4 and 5 this idea is still further developed by turning the part of the book which is not in use back upon itself so that the book is reduced in area practically to the size of one page and the size of a narrow leaf attached to it. it holds the book closed so that in falling to the floor it remains closed. Thus the section A performs in fact a new and useful func- In Fig. t

tion which is not performed by any part in the usual form of copy book.

In using the book, the pupil may either open the book to the position shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, or Fig. 5. In either case he adjusts the copy leaf to the proper angle, changing its position as he writes down the page. To write the copy from memory he turns down the copy leaf, thus entirely concealing'the copy from view, and if further practice is desirable he can turn the copy into sight again.

The utility of my invention will be understood from what has been said above. Its features may be utilized in other forms of copy books, but the above describes the best embodiment now known to me. One advantage of this form of book is that of economy of construction, in that the engraved copies may be printed upon paper best suited therefor and made into copy leaves, while ordinary writing paper will answer for the greater part of the book. The small size of the copy leaves allows a large number of copies to be combined in the same form and printed at the one impression, copies for two books, for example, being thus printed at the expense attending the printing of the 1 copy lines for one-half of a book of the old style. Moreover. the construction of the book as described combines with the regular features of the book the reverse sides of the double copy leaves C O, C, (I which may be used for practice exercises as above described.

I have shown in Fig. 3 a way in which the book may be closed quickly by the pupil without danger of blotting the opposite page, thus showing another use for the cover which is advantageous. In this case the pnpil has been writing upon the left-hand page and the word havin been given to close the books the cover is f0 ded in as shown in Fig. 3. The book being then closed, if the ink where the pupil has been writing is not entirely dry, the ink may blot the fold or section A of the cover but not the opposing page of the book which will thus be left fresh and clean for the next lesson.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A copy book having a. series of blank leaves for writing and a series of narrow leaves each narrow leaf being located between a pair of said blank leaves, each narrgw leaf having a copy printed on both sides 0 1t.

2. A copy book having a series of blank leaves for writing and a series of narrow leaves each narrow leaf being located between 21 pair of said blank leaves, a double narrow leaf being located at the middle of the beck, cover and a deuble narrew leaf lying between said cover and a blank leaf each narrow leaf having a copy printed on both sides of it.

3. In a copy book for writing exercises, blank leaves for Writing and narrow leaves containing copy bound together, said narrow leaves alternating with said blank leaves.

4. A copy book having a series of blank sections being bound outside the leaves to form a protection therefor and a third section extending beyond one of said protecting sections and being of substantially the same area therewith.

(3. A copy book having blank leaves for writing and narrow leaves containing copy alternately arranged with said blank leaves, and a cover comprising three sections, two of said sections being bound outside said leaves and forming a protection therefor, the third section being of substantially the same area as one of said other sections whereby it may be folded to protect an open page as de scribed.

7. A copy book having blank leaves for writing and narrow leaves containing copy, said narrow leaves and said blank leaves being alternately arranged, said leaves being adapted to be doubled back upon themselves, and a cover comprising three sections, two

of said sections being bound with said leaves to form a protection therefor, the third section being of substantially the same area as each of the other sections and a continuation of one of said other sections whereby it may be folded over to protect and form a rest for an exposed doubled back leaf as described.

H. A copy book comprising blank leaves "for writing and narrow leaves containing copy alternately arranged, and a cover comprising three sections, two of said sections being bound with said leaves to form a protection for the two outside pages and one of said sections being adapted to fold over one of the open pages of the book whereby said page when the book is open will be protected from blots or dirt and when the book is closed from contact with the opposite page to blot it.

9. In a copy book for writing exercises, blank leaves for writing bound along one edge, and a series of narrow leaves alternating with said blank leaves and bound along the bound edges of said blank leaves, said narrow leaves containing copy on each side thereof.

it). In a copy book for writing exercises, blank leaves for writing, and a series of narrow leaves containing copy, said blank leaves and said copy leaves being bound, two of said narrow leaves being located at the middie of the book.

JONATHAN W. C. GILMAN.

\Vitnesses:

M. E. FLAHERTY, F. F. PHILLIPS, Jr. 

